March-Women’s History Month

21 March 2017

Women’s History Month

We are more than half way through Women’s History Month but there is plenty of time to learn about the contributions of women through history.Women’s History Month had its
origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed
authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week
beginning
March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week." Throughout the
next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions
designating a week in March as "Women’s History Week." In 1987
after being petitioned by the National Women’s History
Project, Congress designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s
History Month." Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed
additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President
to
proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month.

Since
1995,
all Presidents have issued a series of
annual
proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History
Month.”

You can learn more
about Women's History by visiting Women's History Month on the
web at
WomensHistoryMonth.gov.

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